pizzeria

noun

piz·​ze·​ria ˌpēt-sə-ˈrē-ə How to pronounce pizzeria (audio)
: an establishment where pizzas are made or sold

Examples of pizzeria in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ray owned a popular pizzeria called The Slice, while Meghan managed a family restaurant called The Crocodile Cafe, just across from the Santa Monica Pier. Michael Burgess, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2024 Zahedi grew up in the fast-food pizza business — his Iranian immigrant father opened pizzerias after coming to this country — but chose the financial services field for his career. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024 The pizzeria received menacing phone calls, even death threats, but the most common response from believers, aside from liking posts, seems to have been leaving negative Yelp reviews. Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 The companies also allegedly misled customers by manipulating caller IDs and posing as employees calling from flower shops or pizzerias to trick borrowers into disclosing their locations or their vehicles’ for repossession purposes. Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024 Restaurants making cuts are mostly pizzerias, according to a report published by The Wall Street Journal. USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024 The pasta house and pizzeria sits just down the road from Folsom Lake College, while extended family member Frank Gianni Jr. owns Papa Gianni’s Ristorante in Cameron Park. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024 The informal walking tour came to a pause on Amsterdam Avenue, outside a brick building where a beloved Upper West Side pizzeria had recently been replaced by yet another rogue weed shop. Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024 Customers can also make orders for pickup via phone at 916-917-5559 or in person at the pizzeria, the shop confirmed. Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Italian, from pizza

First Known Use

circa 1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pizzeria was circa 1912

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“Pizzeria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pizzeria. Accessed 1 May. 2024.

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pizzeria

noun
piz·​ze·​ria ˌpēt-sə-ˈrē-ə How to pronounce pizzeria (audio)
: an establishment where pizzas are made or sold

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